- noun
- The alternate identity of a place co-located in the Cleaved cities of Besel and Ul Qoma.
- Origin
- Portmanteau of ‘topography’ and ‘doppelganger’.
- Source
- The City & The City
- noun
- A state of neural communion attained by a group of people using artificial implants.
- Source
- Great Wall of Mars
- noun
- A universal language translator for speech.
- Origin
- Pairing of ‘translate’ and Automat (machine).
- Source
- Changing Planes
- noun
- A virtual reality scenario experienced via direct interface with the brain.
- Origin
- Portmanteau of ‘transmit’ and ‘dream’.
- Source
- The Algebraist
- adjective
- Having or appearing to have length, breadth, and depth.
- Origin
- Abbreviation of ‘tri-dimensional’.
- Source
- Embassytown
- noun
- A large animal that can house a population of occupants in symbiosis.
- Origin
- Portmanteau of troll (a giant supernatural being) and burg (town).
- Source
- Two Moons
- noun
- Death of an uploaded mind without a backup.
- Source
- The Fractal Prince
- noun
- A tower of superstressed concrete three kilometres high; home to 800,000 people.
- Origin
- Abbreviation of ‘urban monad’.
- Source
- The World Inside